Ezra 2:62 - John Wesley's Notes

Ezra 2:62

60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two;

61 and of the sons of the priests: the sons of ^aHabaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of ^bBarzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name.

62 These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; ^atherefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.

63 And the¹ governor said to them that they ^ashould not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the ^bUrim and Thummim.

64 ^aThe whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,

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Ezra 2:62

Genealogy - The Jews were generally very exact in their genealogies from their own choice and interest, that they might preserve the distinctions of the several tribes and families, which was necessary both to make out their titles to offices or inheritances, and to govern themselves thereby in the matter of marriages, and from the special providence of God, that so it might be certainly known of what tribe and family the Messiah was born.

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